re: #115 Eclectic Cyborg
Shifting gears for a minute, I am curious about something: If Warren is in the same age range as Trump and Bernie, why is she more qualified to be President than they are on the basis of age alone? Wouldn’t she be prone to the same age related gaffes? (see also: Joe Biden)
Well, Trump’s 3 years older than Warren, and Sanders is 8 years older, so I’m not sure I’d say they’re in the same age range, exactly.
But, yeah, honestly - when Reagan was reelected at the age of 74, there was a LOT of talk about how old he was, especially after he gave a real “doddering old fart’performance at the first debate with Mondale. And now people want Sanders, who if elected would take office already older than Reagan was when he LEFT.
Something weird has happened to our views on age and the Presidency. Shit, when LBJ stepped down, he was younger than I am now!